22.9% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cape Paterson · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cape Paterson
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement has stayed strong in Cape Paterson, where nearly 23% of people volunteer. This is well above the national figure and shows a community that is highly active in supporting others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.9% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 16.2% of people providing it, which is much higher than most areas. While fewer people care for children unpaid (23.1%) compared to the state, 28.1% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
16.2% ▲ +30.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.1% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Defence service is around the middle for similar areas, with 3.1% of people having served. This is a little above the Victorian figure of 2.0% and about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Cape Paterson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20473/cape-paterson/topic/community